Date Published: 01/03/2022
ARCHIVED - Polar air mass will radically reduce temperatures: Spain weather forecast March 1-3
Heavy rainfall and a DANA storm are predicted in Spain as the week moves on
While spring begins in Spain in mid-March, the arrival of the new month is set to herald far more winter-like weather as a polar air mass sweeps across the country, bringing rain, night frosts and daytime temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees lower than what we have been experiencing.
Spain welcomes March with relatively stable weather and rain confined to the north but all this will change in Thursday 3, according to the experts.
“As of Thursday we are going to have significant changes in the atmospheric situation,” Rubén del Campo, spokesman for the State Agency for Meteorology (Aemet) warned.
“A mass of polar air arrives in our geographical environment – air coming from higher latitudes, not necessarily from the pole, despite the name – much colder than what we currently have.”
The cold air is likely to give rise to a DANA weatherfront (with isolated depression at high levels) in the coming days with storms predicted along the Mediterranean coast, causing a significant reduction in temperatures and widespread rain as we come into the weekend.
While Spain is braced for a few days of wintery weather that may slightly alleviate the ongoing drought situation, the meteorologist doesn’t foresee any long-lasting rain.
- Tuesday March 1: An inactive Atlantic front will enter the peninsular northwest, leading to rainfall in Galicia and the north of the country but generally clear skies throughout the rest of Spain. Temperatures will rise in eastern parts where the mercury will hit the low 20s.
- Wednesday March 2: Rain will persist in the north but the weather will remain stable in the rest of Spain, although temperatures will drop everywhere except for the Mediterranean coast, where the thermometers could top 25ºC in cities like Valencia.
- Thursday March 3: A fairly active front will cross Spain from the northwest to southeast, leading to rainfall in large areas of the northern half of the peninsula and, to a lesser extent, the south and east. A mass of cold air will significantly lower temperatures across the country, with the coldest weather being felt on Thursday night.
Image: Aemet
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